Pika
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| Pika ピカ Pika | ||
 Red and Pika. | ||
| Debuts in | Wanted: Pikachu! | |
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| Caught at | Pewter City | |
| Gender | Male | |
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| Current location | With Red | |
Pika (Japanese: ピカ Pika) was the fourth Pokémon shown to be obtained by Red in Pokémon Special.
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History
Red captured Pika at Pewter City, where it was causing havoc at the market. Pika was initially antagonistic, but throughout their long journey together, he soon became one of Red's closest companions. At one point, he was accidentally traded to Green, where he was taught a variety of different moves, including Substitute and Toxic.
In the Yellow saga, he was the only one of Red's Pokémon to escape from the Kanto Elite Four, and later joined Yellow to help search for Red. During this time he learned to manipulate the decoy created by substitute into a surfboard, which allowed him to use the move Surf.
He temporarily joined Yellow's team in the GSC saga when Red went to heal himself at Mt. Silver. Along with Yellow's Chuchu, he produced an egg at the Goldenrod Daycare Center.
Red relies heavily on Pika, and has used him against many major opponents including Giovanni and legendary Pokémon such as Mewtwo and Deoxys.
Moves used
- Bide
- Flash
- Iron Tail
- Megavolt
- Rage
- Substitute
- Surf
- Thunder
- Thunderbolt
- ThunderShock
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
In the games
The variation of Red that appears in Generation II has a level 81 male Pikachu, which is his highest-level Pokémon.
Trivia
- Pika is Red's only Electric-type Pokémon.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.
